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Can Social Responsibility Be Profitable? Bentley College Presents The Bentley Leadership Forum in Cooperation With Time Magazine; May 10
Can Social Responsibility Be Profitable? Bentley College Presents The Bentley Leadership Forum in Cooperation With Time Magazine; May 10
Published 04-21-05
Submitted by Bentley University
The inaugural Bentley Leadership Forum, the first in a series of annual forums designed to spotlight critical issues in business ethics, leadership and social responsibility across a variety of industries, will feature Norman Pearlstine, Editor-in-Chief of Time Inc. as the keynote speaker.
The panelists, a preeminent group of organization leaders, will address topics ranging from investing in the communities in which they do business, to fair trade and corporate governance, to environmental issues and long-term strategic collaborations.
Moderators for the panels will include editors from TIME magazine, Dorinda Elliott and Josh Macht, and Bentley faculty, Professor Anthony Buono and Professor Linda McJannet, who will provide insight into the complex, interrelated challenges that 21st century businesses face in their relationships with governments, global workforces, the environment and local communities.
During the lunch program, Bentley will honor The Tomorrow25, outstanding high school juniors who have been chosen through a Bentley-sponsored international competition as our next generation of leaders. The Tomorrow25 have demonstrated initiative, citizenship, intelligence, technological savvy, cultural awareness, social responsibility, a passion for the real world of people and organizations, and a strong commitment to making positive things happen in their communities or schools.
WHAT: Can Social Responsibility Be Profitable in Today's Business World?
WHEN: Tuesday, May 10, 2005, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Bentley College in Waltham, Mass.
WHO: Panels
Ethics and Social Responsibility in Dynamic Business Environments
Moderators: Dorinda Elliott, Assistant Managing Editor, TIME Magazine
Anthony Buono, Executive Director, Bentley Alliance for Ethics and Social Responsibility; Bentley Professor of Management
Paul Polizzotto Founder and CEO, Environmental Communication
Lisa Quiroz Vice President of Corporate Responsibility, Time Warner
Tom Tauke Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, Policy, Communications, Verizon
Harold Tinkler Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP
Ethics, Social Responsibility and Profitability: How they fuel the work of NGOs, foundations and other social service entities
Moderators: Josh Macht, Editor, TIME.com
Linda McJannet, Bentley Professor of English; Director, Honors Program
Wyc Grousbeck CEO and Managing Partner, Boston Celtics and Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation
Meg Vaillancourt Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations, Boston Red Sox; and Director, Red Sox Foundation
Donna Latson Gittens Founder and CEO of causemedia, advertising agency
ABOUT BENTLEY: Bentley is a business university. Centered on education and research in business and related professions, Bentley blends the breadth and technological strength of a university with the values and student focus of a small college. We emphasize in our curricula and research those fields of knowledge emerging at the intersection of business and the liberal arts: business and information technology, ethics and social responsibility, global commerce and culture.
ABOUT TIME: Time is the world's most-read magazine with an audience of 27 million. Bringing the news that matters to people around the world every week, TIME has set the standard for leadership, authenticity and authoritative journalism since 1923.
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